P. of Morocco defends himself against Portia’s prejudice; “don’t hate because I’m black”; proposes cutting his hand for proof; P of Morocco- will stand up to any fight- brave; “warrior, gladiator, fearless”

Act 2: Scene 2

Lancelot Gobbo Dilemma- having thoughts about quitting- works for (S); angel + devil talking to him on shoulder (like cartoon); claims (S) is worse than the devil; wants to work for (B); Lancelot Gobbo joke on his blind father- says son is dead; (B) gives Lancelot permission to be his servant; Gratiano- wants to go to Belmont w/ (B)- supposed to dial it down in Belmont

Act 2: Scene 3

Lancelot & Jessica- (J) confirms Shylock is hell; gives a secret message to Lancelot for Lorenzo; (J) betrays father by becoming a Christian

Act 2: Scene 4

Lancelot delivers (J)’s letter- (J) plans to dress as a boy and flee Shylock; will take his money with her;

Lorenzo is late; excuse- other affairs (is anticipation better than the event?); (J)- “I’m ugly”- fishing for compliments; PARTY CANCELLED; (B) is already on the boat to Belmont; Lorenzo and Jessica not going

rumor confirmed: (A)’s ships wrecked; (S)- will “fish with (A)’s flesh”; S-boys taunt (S)- refuses to be dehumanized- claims he wants revenge: argument- you would do the same; (S)- no difference between Christians and Jews(saves play); bad news- Jessica spending $$ and sold (S)’s ring(priceless); (S)- “would rather have money than daughter”- speaking out of grief;

(S)- “guard (A)” & “beware of his fangs”; (S) is not backing down from deal; (A)- sucking up?- “good shylock”; argues own death- supports it- for the greater good

Act 3: Scene 4

the “Double Reverse Flea Flicker”; (L) addresses argument before it comes up- preemptive- (P) should not have “buyer’s remorse- not liking something after buying it; (P) leaves (L) to watch house while she is gone; (P) plan- go to venice disguised as a man- “a man’s man”- makes fun of men’s actions (brawler, lady’s man, etc.)

Act 3: Scene 5

USUALLY CUT FROM PLAY; Lancelot believes (J) is going to hell because her father is Jewish- hopes she is of a different father; (L) takes shots at Lancelot; (L) and (J) admire (P);

Act 4: Scene 1

“The Argument”; prior to trial- Duke tries to convince (S) to back down; Duke- biased towards Antonio- personal(sorry for Antonio); Duke claims (S) is bluffing(is a suggestion/peer pressure); (S) not backing down- it’s his dream, it’s his right, it’s the law; won’t accept money- wants payback; (A) stops arguing- at peace?- mission impossible- can’t change (S)’s mind; “Let me be.”-so (B) can write his epitaph (REFERENCE TO ANTONIO’S OLD AGE); (S)- “wouldst thou have a serpent sting thee twice”- not getting burned by(A) twice; (S) defends not releasing (A) with saying (A) wouldn’t release his slaves- FALLACY(2 bads don’t make it right); (S) counterargument not effective; (G) transformed- goes off on (S)- “soul of an animal”; soul vs. sole- (S) sharpening knife on sole of shoe; Letter of Introduction- (P) arrives disguised as Dr. Balthazar(takes name of servant)- wants them to not judge her by her(his) youthful looks (she is smart); (P)’s argument for mercy #1- like gift giving, should be given freely, more powerful than any ruler, the way we can be like God, doomed w/o mercy- we can achieve salvation w/o it, we pray for it everyday; (P) argument for mercy #2- take money; (P) argument for mercy #3- stop because he will need to hire a doctor to stop blood; (S) brings out fine print- “nearest to the heart”; Antonio grateful for death- would rather die than live in poverty; DRAMATIC IRONY- (B) & (G)- would rather have (A) than wives- they don’t know both wives are present;(P) brings out the fine print- “Jot of blood”- the bond doesn’t mention blood- letter of the law(exact) vs. spirit of the law (perception); trail is reversal (ex. Seahawks vs. Patriots Super Bowl); gets worse- (S) threatening citizen- life in the hands of Duke; money is taken, goes to (A); (G)- “since you have no money you will have to barrow the rope”; (A)- convert to Christianity, work for Lorenzo; (S) repeats (A)- “death better than no money”; result of trial- (S) broken

banker; Jewish- receives discrimination from everyone; refuses to engage socially with Antonio or Bassanio(business only); hates Antonio; business has been sabotaged by Antonio;

Lancelot Gobbo

clown of story; dilemma- having thoughts of quitting- works for Shylock; uses malapropisms- using the wrong word

Prince of Morocco

P. of Morocco defends himself against Portia’s prejudice; “don’t hate because I’m black”; proposes cutting his hand for proof; P of Morocco- will stand up to any fight- brave; “warrior, gladiator, fearless”; chooses the gold casket